Top 15 Most Clutch Hitters in MLB History

Vladimir Guerrero

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Simply put, Vladimir Guerrero as the guy you wanted at the plate when there were runners in scoring position. Guerrero’s career on-base plus slugging (OPS) was higher with runners in scoring position and runners on base than it was with the bases empty. He finished his career ranked among the top 50 in MLB history in Win Probability Added (WPA). Those are big reasons why Guerrero won the Sliver Slugger award a staggering eight times, made the All-Star game nine times, and was named one of the most feared hitter in baseball in a 2008 poll of all 30 major league managers.

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“Bottom of the ninth inning. Your team down by three runs. The bases are loaded. Your team is pitching. Who’s the guy you want at the plate?” Ok, could you get someone that knows baseball to write this? If my team is pitching in the 9th down by 3 runs then it doesn’t matter. Either its not the 9th inning as the game would be over, or its any other inning before the 9th and the “other team” would be hitting. The answer then should be you want their worst hitter up and not a clutch hitter which negates the purpose of your premise and its why you need some who knows baseball to write about it.